Minnesota

Three-day nightmare: Student held captive in her own dorm

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ST. PAUL, MN. — A student at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, was allegedly held captive and subjected to brutal physical and sexual abuse by her boyfriend in her own dorm room. The accused, 19-year-old Keanu Labatte, was taken into custody on Sunday after the victim managed to escape and alert campus security. The ordeal began when Labatte, who had journeyed 140 miles from Granite Falls for a weekend visit, found content on …

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Man charged with elderly uncle’s murder, police find suspect with bloody weapons

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A man from Savage, Minnesota, is facing charges of murder and attempted murder after allegedly killing his uncle, a former mayor in the city of Janesville, and severely injuring his aunt. The accused, Adam Garrett Roring, 44, has a history of misdemeanor convictions for speeding and driving without a license. The incident occurred in the early morning hours last Thursday in the couple’s home in Bloomington. The victims, Mark Novak, 74, and Pamela Novak, had …

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Man suspected of human trafficking linked to two dismembered women found in storage units

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A tipster who had reported a missing woman in Minnesota before her body was discovered in a storage unit last week has revealed that he tried to help her with her drug addiction but was threatened by a man who is now considered a person of interest in the case. The person of interest, Joseph Jorgenson, has been charged with second-degree murder in the killing of another missing woman, whose dismembered remains were found in …

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Husband arrested for murder after wife found dead on the road

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Authorities in Minnesota have arrested and charged a man with murder after his wife was discovered dead along a road in late June. Tony McClelland, 47, was taken into custody last night following the tragic incident. The body of Angela McClelland, 49, was found near the intersection of Legend Lane and Killian Road in Fort Ripley Township. The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office has been diligently investigating the case to piece together the events leading …

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Man found guilty for using a booby trap to attack an FBI agent

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Gregory Lee Rodvelt, a 71-year-old resident of Williams, Minnesota, received guilty verdicts from a federal jury on charges of attacking a federal law enforcement officer and firing a gun during a violent crime. The situation occurred four years ago when FBI agents were sent to the 15-acre property Rodvelt was in the process of selling. The officers’ arrival was met with a surprise in the form of a booby-trapped wheelchair, stocked with a fishing line, …

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Ex-partner of young mother who disappeared charged with murder

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Madeline Kingsbury, a young mother from Southern Minnesota, left her children at their daycare center on March 31 and was never seen again. Her phone, wallet, and van were all left at her Winona home, prompting the police to begin their investigation. As early as April, law enforcement had identified an area near the town of Mabel, an hour drive from Winona and bordering Iowa, as a potential search area. Tragically, Wednesday saw the discovery …

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Minnesota man found guilty for beheading girlfriend on sidewalk

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A Minnesota resident, Alexis Saborit, 44, was pronounced guilty of first-degree murder on Thursday following a gruesome attack that took the life of his girlfriend, America Thayer, 56, in July 2021. The presiding judge ruled that the severity of the assault indicated clear intent on Saborit’s part to murder Thayer. The possession of a machete, prior threats, and a volatile history characterized by frequent disputes and allegations of abuse served as strong evidence of premeditation, …

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FBI shoots suspect after hours-long standoff

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On Thursday morning in Minneapolis, Minnesota, shots rang out on 3700 Dupont Avenue North as a federal agent fatally shot Chue Feng Yang after an hours-long standoff. It all started when the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Minneapolis branch served an arrest warrant for a carjacking incident to Yang at his home. Yang refused to submit to the authorities and barricaded himself in his house, streaming the situation on social media. Dupont and Dowling Avenues …

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Man pleads guilty to fatally stabbing girlfriend’s 13-year-old son in violent domestic altercation

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A Minnesota man, Houston Allen Morris, has recently pleaded guilty to the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend’s 13-year-old son, Isaac Hoff, during a violent altercation. Morris, 39, confessed to second-degree murder without intent while committing a felony. He also confessed to an amended felony charge of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon. The tragic incident took place in the early hours of March 24, 2022, as Morris engaged in a heated argument with Hoff’s mother. …

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Mom mysteriously disappears after dropping her kid off at daycare

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Madeline Kingsbury, a 26-year-old mother of two from Minnesota, has been missing since March 31. Authorities have deemed her disappearance involuntary and suspicious. Kingsbury was last seen when she dropped off her two children, aged 5 and 2, at their daycare in Winona alongside their father. The missing woman worked as a clinical research coordinator at the Mayo Clinic. She returned home around 8:15 a.m. in her 2014 Chrysler Town and Country minivan, but she …

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